GHAMBHIRGAD FORT

OVERVIEW

District : Thane
Hill Range: Palghar
Height above sea level : 2270 feet
Difficulty rating : Medium Grade
Base village : Aslonpada, Patilpada
Nearest Railway Station: Palghar
Approx. time to reach the top : Approx 2 hrs from Patilpada
Google Map Co-ordinate : 20°3'26"N 73°2'59"E

How To Reach

Patilpada :

Reaching Palghar either by bus or train, catch bus to Dahanu and alight at Aslonpada. From here Gambhirgad can be seen to the East. Walk in the direction of fort and one will reach Patilpada, which is 1 km from Aslon. From aslon pada fort can also be reached. A spur ascend to the top of fort from here. Climbing this spur one will reach a bastion and from there one can climb the fort. At Patilpada, path will enter fields, a spur will be seen ascending to the hill. Crossing a stream on the way, start climbing the spur. On the way you will find crumbled fort. After passing the fortification you will come acrossrock cut water cistern. This place can be reached in an hour from Aslonpada.

Walk past the water tank keeping fort to the right, you will see rock cut steps. Tpo of the fort can be reached by climbing these steps.

Place To Stay / Eat

Accommodation Facility :
Accommodation facility is not available on the fort

Food Facility :
One has to make his own food arrangements

Drinking Water Facility :
Drinking water is available in the tank but rope is necessary to take it out. Be careful of Beehives which hang on the rock above.

Places Of Interest

Approaching the fort, One will first reach the plateau which is the machi of the fort. It has lot of uncontrolled growth of wild plants. There is nothing much to see on the machi. One shall take right from here to reach top of the fort. You will come across a beautiful water tank along this way. The water is usable but a rope is necessary to take it out. Moving further, we reach stairs. The climb further is such that we have to move with a cliff on our right. It takes around 15 minutes to reach the top. On exploring the fort of right side, we see remnants of some construction. There is also a temple of a goddess. Also we have 1-2 water tanks buried under soil due to erosion. Other than this there is not much to observe. On the left. One can certainly see evidences of now extinct curtain wall. One can climb down by this side. On way down you will come across 2-3 water tanks. Some small pinnacles on the way also grab our attention. One and half hour is enough to explore the fort. Mahalakshmi pinnacle and forts namely Asheri and Adsul are visible from this fort.